Ambulance
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The size and portability of the Hyperlite make it an ideal ambulance carried item, especially whilst in use. The unit is of a size and weight, allowing it to be placed on the ambulance trolley within its loading capability. In this way, a patient may already be under pressure and receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy, The treatment of preference in many situations.
Hyperlite at Brooks USAF Base
Air Ambulance (Rotatory & Fixed Wings)
There are many situations where altitude can have a significant effect on a casualty suffering, either from decompression sickness or other pressure related trauma that would necessitate an evacuation at low level. This is often not possible where high terrain is involved, or where flights at low levels would very considerably increase fuel utilization and reduce aircraft range. A Hyperlite solves the problem, as the patient can be maintained at a low positive pressure, without even the need for breathing oxygen at high dosages throughout the flight.
Aviation Medicine
With combat aircraft flying at very high altitudes, the loss of cabin pressure, for whatever reason, subjects the crew to a very high possibility of getting decompression sickness. In such situations, they need to descend and land immediately. Early recompression is the best method to supply high dosages of oxygen to the pilot and the presence of a Hyperlite hyperbaric stretcher on base, one of the easiest means to achieve this, due to its small size, weight and its portability. The longer the delay in recompressing, the worse the situation may become.
